The  Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is mandated in terms of the  Energy Act (Act 34 of 2008) to collect and analyse energy use data, as well  as information on energy efficiency improvements. To this end, Department of  Mineral Resources and Energy is in the process of finalizing amendments to  the regulations on mandatory provision of energy data published in February  2012 to include the requirement for routine reporting of energy data and  submission of energy management plans for various sectors, whilst the  submission of end-use data will be for all entities consuming above 160TJ per  annum. On the other hand, energy management plans will have to be submitted  by all entities consuming above 400 TJ per annum in order to support  monitoring of energy efficiency targets of the National Energy Efficiency  Strategy post 2015. The Energy Efficiency Target Monitoring System will  be used to collect, analyse and report on the findings using the data from  companies which meet the thresholds outlined in the draft regulations for  energy reporting.    

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The objective of this assignment is to enhance the design of the CED to  enable the monitoring and reporting of energy efficiency information and  implement and roll-out a web-based Energy Efficiency Monitoring Target System  (EETMS) that will enable electronic collection of data from data suppliers at  company and facility levels as well as industry association where necessary.  the system must also be able to validate, analyse and generate reports on the  South Africa’s energy efficiency improvement at economic wide and sector  levels.    

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For this assignment, the services provided from our side were including  undertaking a study that analyses government energy efficiency data collection  and monitoring systems in Canada, New Zealand and India, and other relevant  international systems and best practices, undertaking an analysis of the  energy consumption and activity data collection methodologies, and the  current energy efficiency monitoring system that has been recently completed  by the Department of Mineral Resources Energy, developing the system  architecture and functionality description to provide ablueprint for  the development of the EE Monitoring System, compiling a detailed system  development and rollout plan that clearly describes: (i) the various  activities to be carried out in order to develop, test and implement the  inventory; (ii) key products or milestones; and (iii) timing and key delivery  dates, implement the approved system development and rollout plan and once  the system is ready for use, the consultants will work with willing  significant data suppliers selected by DMRE in the further testing of the  system, working with the project partners in the development of documents to  be published on the Central Energy Database aimed at assisting energy  consumption and production data suppliers in the use of the system, working  with the DMRE team coordinating the broader institutional development process  to detail the necessary organisational structure within the DMRE to  efficiently and effectively manage and operate the EE Monitoring System  (describes the various proposed posts together with detailed job  descriptions; skills profiles for the proposed posts; and provides a clear  budget for personnel and operational expenditure).    

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Based on the lessons learned from the implementation of the activities in  respect of the EE Monitoring re-design Pilot Project, compile a user-friendly  operational manual for the DMRE staff that clearly outlines all the steps  required to operate the EE Monitoring System, carry out all the work required  to successfully host a workshop to discuss and test the draft operational  Manual and workshop strategies to develop the required implementation  capacity within the DMRE and other national departments, and carry out all  the activities required to develop a comprehensive capacity development plan  for DMRE and other national departments.